Conversation started Feb 22, 2014 at 16:43.
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak
Feb 22, 2014 16:43
@georgestocker umm...
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Q: why is this question migrated here?

user689How does this obfuscated javascript code work? Is not a puzzle and it isn't related in any way to the site. So how come it is migrated from stackoverflow to here?

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George Stocker
George Stocker
Feb 22, 2014 17:08
@JanDvorak twas migrated because it was a puzzle. Two users who commented on it (and others that were deleted) even referred to it as not a programming problem, but think of it in terms of a puzzle. Reading the "Programming Puzzles" help center, it wasn't entirely clear what you mean by 'puzzle'.
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak
> All questions on this site, whether a programming puzzle or a code golf, should have…

> * An objective primary winning criterion, so that it is possible to indisputably decide which entry should win.
George Stocker
George Stocker
The winning condition seems clear to me: figure out what the code does?
The good news is that I learned that you don't really like those types of questions. They won't be migrated (by me) in the futurel.
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak
"winning criterion" means "given two answers that both satisfy the rules (figure out what the program does), which one is better?"
Do you have a suggestion how to improve the wording?
In any case, thanks for the explanation
 
Conversation ended Feb 22, 2014 at 17:14.